Press Release - Thursday, March 30, 2023
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Jobs Up Across Nearly All 14 Metro Areas in February
SPRINGFIELD - Total nonfarm jobs increased in thirteen metropolitan areas and decreased in one for the year ending February 2023, according to data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (DES). Over-the-year, the unemployment rate decreased in seven areas, increased in five areas and was unchanged in two.
"Today's data is further indication that job growth continues to trend in the right direction with expansion throughout every corner of the state across sectors," said Deputy Governor Andy Manar. "Job expansion creates new and growing career opportunities for jobseekers and the demand for employers to invest in and retain the talented and diverse Illinois labor force."
The metro areas which had the largest over-the-year percentage increases in total nonfarm jobs were the Bloomington MSA (+4.8%, +4,500), the Peoria MSA (3.9%, +6,400), and the Champaign-Urbana MSA (+3.4%, +4,000). Total nonfarm jobs in the Chicago Metropolitan Division were up +2.1% or +77,500. Total nonfarm jobs were down in the Illinois section of the St. Louis MSA (-0.4%, -1,000). Industries that saw job growth in a majority of metro areas included: Mining and Construction and Leisure and Hospitality (fourteen areas each); Education and Health Services, Other Services and Government (thirteen areas each); Manufacturing and Wholesale Trade (eleven areas each); Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities (ten areas).
The metro areas with the largest unemployment rate decreases were in the Chicago Metropolitan Division (-0.9 point to 4.1%), the Rockford MSA (-0.8 point to 6.3%), and the Decatur MSA (-0.6 point to 5.9%). The largest unemployment rate increases were in the Lake County-Kenosha County Metro (+0.4 point to 5.4%), the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island IA-IL MSA (+0.3%, +4.6%) and the Elgin Metro (+0.3 point to 5.9%). The unemployment rate was unchanged in the Bloomington MSA (4.0%) and the Champaign-Urbana MSA (4.1%).
Metro Area Unemployment Rates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
| Metropolitan Area | February 2023* | February 2022** | Over-the-Year Change |
| Bloomington | 4.0% | 4.0% | 0.0 |
| Carbondale-Marion | 4.5% | 4.7% | -0.2 |
| Champaign-Urbana | 4.1% | 4.1% | 0.0 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights | 4.1% | 5.0% | -0.9 |
| Danville | 6.0% | 5.8% | 0.2 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 4.6% | 4.3% | 0.3 |
| Decatur | 5.9% | 6.5% | -0.6 |
| Elgin | 5.9% | 5.6% | 0.3 |
| Kankakee | 6.5% | 6.4% | 0.1 |
| Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI | 5.4% | 5.0% | 0.4 |
| Peoria | 5.4% | 5.5% | -0.1 |
| Rockford | 6.3% | 7.1% | -0.8 |
| Springfield | 4.6% | 4.9% | -0.3 |
| St. Louis (IL-Section) | 4.1% | 4.3% | -0.2 |
| Illinois Statewide | 4.5% | 5.1% | -0.6 |
| * Preliminary I ** Revised |
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Total Nonfarm Jobs (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
| Metropolitan Area | February | February | Over-the-Year |
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| 2023* | 2022** | Change |
| Bloomington MSA | 98,000 | 93,500 | 4,500 |
| Carbondale-Marion MSA | 58,000 | 56,700 | 1,300 |
| Champaign-Urbana MSA | 122,000 | 118,000 | 4,000 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metro Division | 3,730,300 | 3,652,800 | 77,500 |
| Danville MSA | 26,900 | 26,400 | 500 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island MSA | 181,100 | 179,300 | 1,800 |
| Decatur MSA | 48,500 | 47,600 | 900 |
| Elgin Metro Division | 260,400 | 253,200 | 7,200 |
| Kankakee MSA | 43,000 | 42,100 | 900 |
| Lake-County-Kenosha County Metro Division | 407,300 | 404,700 | 2,600 |
| Peoria MSA | 170,900 | 164,500 | 6,400 |
| Rockford MSA | 146,500 | 143,300 | 3,200 |
| Springfield MSA | 108,600 | 106,000 | 2,600 |
| Illinois Section of St. Louis MSA | 234,300 | 235,300 | -1,000 |
| Illinois Statewide | 6,026,500 | 5,881,500 | 145,000 |
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Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates
(percent) for Local Counties and Areas
| Labor Market Area | Feb 2023 | Feb 2022 | Over the Year Change |
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| Clark County | 4.8 % | 5.1 % | -0.3 | ||
| Coles County | 4.3 % | 4.5 % | -0.2 | ||
| Cumberland County | 4.1 % | 4.6 % | -0.5 | ||
| Douglas County | 4.0 % | 3.7 % | 0.3 | ||
| Edgar County | 3.8 % | 3.8 % | 0.0 | ||
| Moultrie County | 3.4 % | 3.5 % | -0.1 | ||
| Shelby County | 4.6 % | 5.0 % | -0.4 | ||
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| Clay County | 5.8 % | 5.7 % | 0.1 | ||
| Crawford County | 4.2 % | 4.9 % | -0.7 | ||
| Effingham County | 3.9 % | 4.1 % | -0.2 | ||
| Fayette County | 5.8 % | 5.6 % | 0.2 | ||
| Jasper County | 4.3 % | 5.0 % | -0.7 | ||
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| Clinton County | 3.5 % | 3.6 % | -0.1 | ||
| Hamilton County | 4.0 % | 4.2 % | -0.2 | ||
| Jefferson County | 4.8 % | 5.3 % | -0.5 | ||
| Marion County | 5.0 % | 5.2 % | -0.2 | ||
| Washington County | 3.1 % | 2.7 % | 0.4 | ||
| Wayne County | 4.2 % | 4.5 % | -0.3 | ||
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| LWIA 21 | 4.7 % | 4.9 % | -0.2 | ||
| LWIA 23 | 4.5 % | 4.7 % | -0.2 | ||
| LWIA 24 | 4.1 % | 4.3 % | -0.2 | ||
| LWIA 25 | 4.9 % | 5.0 % | -0.1 | ||
| LWIA 26 | 4.9 % | 5.1 % | -0.2 | ||
| Southeastern EDR | 4.5 % | 4.7 % | -0.2 |
South Central Illinois Highlights
Mattoon - Charleston Area
Total nonfarm employment increased by +600 jobs in February 2023 compared to a year ago.
Employment gains were posted in Educational and Health Services (+625), Government (+325), Construction (+150) and Natural Resources and Mining (+25).
Nonfarm payrolls decreased in Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-200), Leisure and Hospitality (-150), Professional and Business Services (-75), Financial Activities (-75) and Other Services (-25).
No change in employment was reported in Manufacturing and Information.
Effingham Area
Total nonfarm employment increased by +1,100 in February 2023 compared to a year ago.
Employment gains were posted in Leisure and Hospitality (+425), Government (+350), Construction (+200), Educational and Health Services (+125), Natural Resources and Mining (+50), Other Services (+50) and Financial Activities (+50).
Nonfarm payrolls declined in Professional and Business Services (-50), Information (-50), and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-25).
No change was reported in Manufacturing.
Centralia - Mt. Vernon Area
Total nonfarm employment increased by +1,175 jobs in February 2023 from a year earlier.
Employment increased in Manufacturing (+450), Professional and Business Services (+300), Government (+300), Construction (+225), Educational and Health Services (+125), Leisure and Hospitality (+100), Natural Resources and Mining (+50), Information (+25) and Financial Activities (+25).
Payrolls decreased in Trade, Transportation and Utilities (-425).
No employment change was reported in Other Services.
Note: Monthly 2022 unemployment rates and total nonfarm jobs for Illinois metro areas were revised in February and March 2023, as required by the U.S. BLS. Comments and tables distributed for prior metro area news releases should be discarded as any records or historical analysis previously cited may no longer be valid.
Disclaimer: The data contained in the metro area employment numbers press releases are not seasonally adjusted, and therefore are subject to seasonal fluctuations due to factors such as changes in weather, harvests, major holidays, and school schedules. Current monthly metro data should be compared to the same month from prior years (January 2023 data compared to January 2022 data) as data for these months have similar seasonal patterns. Comparisons should not be made to data for the immediate previous month or other previous non-matching months, as any changes in the data within these time periods may be the result of seasonal fluctuations and not economic factors.
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